Inside this box is a moon cake. Chinese celebrates Mooncake Festival and they give away moon cakes to friends. We're lucky to have been given this. Mooncake is yum!Here's an article from Manila Bulletin about Mooncake Festival, celebrated last October 2, 2009.
Every year, on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is at its brightest for the year, the Chinese celebrate zhong qiu jie – the Mooncake Festival.
A typical mooncake is round or rectangular and contains a thick pastry including the yolk of salted egg to symbolize the moon. It is coated with a relatively thin crust. Chinese families traditionally gather outside their homes to admire the moon while partaking of mooncakes. The Chinese delicacy is rich, heavy, and dense, compared to most Western cakes and pastries.
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It is very elegently packaged!
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy your festival. It sounds like a wonderful tradition.
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ReplyDeleteI do wonder what a moon cake tastes like.
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Ilana, it's more like a chewy cake with a thin tender skin enveloping a sweet, dense filling. :)
Very interesting. I had never heard of the Mooncake festival.
ReplyDeleteI miss this mooncake. An aunt used to send us some but stopped doing it recently. Happy RT!
ReplyDeleteIt is an interesting RED package, what does mooncake taste like? Thanks for sharing the mooncake festival.
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ReplyDeleteit looks yummo just like it's gorgeous packaging..thanks also for visiting my blog. Happy RT :)
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I would love to taste a Mooncake, too! Happy Mooncake Festival! Enjoy!
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What an elegant package. I've never tasted a mooncake but they sound very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat's really interesting, I'd never heard of mooncake before. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWhat an artistic tin and bag for your mooncake. Sounds like a fun tradition.
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Very nice red container !!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I like that bag. I would love to use it as a tote.
ReplyDeleteI like the way yhe bag matches the tin. Very chic!
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